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Jan. 1, 1963
G. D. GAsKlNs
3,071,410
BABY BURP SEAT
Filed Nov. 9, 1960
IENTOR:
GLB-NN D. GAsKlNs
BYÉ‘JB», MAQMA-15,1
ATTORNEY5
Uni e Sttes atent
ECÉ
3,071,410
Patented Jan. 1, 1963
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2
3,071,410
FIGURE 2 shows a perspective view of the saddle por
tion of the apparatus of the present invention; and
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary section taken substantially
BABY BURP SEAT
Glenn D. Gaskins, 329 Poplar St., Clinton, S.C.
Filed Nov. 9, 1960, Ser. No. 68,280
3 Claims. (Cl. 297-195)
along lines 3_3 of FIGURE l.
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in FIG
URE
1 a tubular metal support 10 comprising a ring
This invention relates to an apparatus for supporting a
member 11 which is adapted to rest on the iioor or other
baby in a position which is comfortable, allows freedom
support. The `ring member 11 has attached thereto a plu
of movement, allows a more complete view of the sur
rality of leg members 12, 13 and 14 which extend up
roundings, and aids in the relief of stomach gases.
10 wardly and are connected at their upper ends by a collar
For an infant child to have relief of gas from his
member 15. The collar member 15 has an opening there
stomach, it has heretofore been necessary for the parent
in which receives a rod-like support member 16 to the
to place the infant on the shoulder, patting him upon
upper end of which a saddle member 2€) is secured. The
»the back until he has relieved himself of the gas in his
support member 16 has a plurality of spaced transverse
stomach. The gas must be relieved from the baby’s sto
openings 17 in the lower portion thereof for vertical -ad
mach to avoid the condition known -as “colic,” which
justment in a manner to be later described.
consists of gas pressure in the intestines which is very
It will be noted that portion 16a of member 16 has
painful to the infant. In some cases, the act of support
been bent out of alignment with the longitudinal axis of
ing the infant in this position until the gas is released
from his stomach is quite time consuming and tiresome 20 member 16 at an angle of approximately l0 degrees. The
angle of course is not critical but should be large enough
which places a burden both upon the parent who is hold
so that the saddle member 20 may be supported thereon
ing the infant and upon the infant.
at a lesser angle to the horizontal than would be possible
During the stage of an infant’s life from the time he
if
the member 16 had no off-set portion whereby the
is strong enough to raise his head by himself until he can
amount of the infant’s weight which is supported by his
sit up by himself, there has heretofore been only two po 25 crotch
is reduced. The angle should also be large enough
sitions in which the infant could be left alone. The in
so
that
the infant’s extremities will not strike the leg
fant could lie either on his back or on his stomach. ln
members 12, 13, 14 when they are moved.
either position, his view of his surroundings was limited
The saddle member 20 comprises a body portion 21
and he was likely to become discontented after a short
time. A change in the infant’s view in either of these 30 having a pair of side portions 22 which extend outward
ly and upwardly and are adapted to receive the trunk of
two positions necessitated that he be moved from one
an infant child therebetween. A crotch portion 23 is
place to another or that he be placed in the other of the
formed integral with body member 21 and extends out
two positions.
wardly and upwardly therefrom and is adapted to receive
In the past, attempts have been made to solve the prob
lem by providing a baby seat in which the infant is sup 35 »the crotch of an infant child thereon to support the in
fant child and keep him from slipping olf of the body por
ported in a position which is between the reclining and
tion 21.
sitting-up positions. These have increased the infant’s
A strap member 24 is attached to the crotch portion
View of his surroundings and have made a change in his
23 of body member Z1 and extends outwardly therefrom.
view easier to effect, but have not been entirely effective
since it is necessary to move the entire seat to effect such 40 A belt member 25 is attached to or formed integral with
the opposite end of strap member 24. A lbuckle 26 is at
a change. Also, in this type of seat, the infant can only
tached at one end and suitable openings 27 are provided
be supported on his back and cannot be supported on
at the other end of belt member 25 for attachment there
his stomach. Further, this type of seat cannot support
of around the waist of the infant child and the body por
the infant in a position which aids in the relief of stomach
tion 21 of saddle 20.
gases.
The saddle member 20 is attached to the support mem
It is an object of the present-invention to provide ap 45
ber 16 by a suitable collar 30 at an angle which will sup
paratus for supporting an infant child at the angle which
port the infant child at lthe angle which he would most
he would normally be supported on the shoulder of a
normally be supported by the parent holding the infant
parent, which is comfortable and which also allows
upon his shoulder or approximately 40-60 degrees from
freedom of movement of the extremities, to aid in the re
the horizontal.
lief of gas pressure from the stomach without the regurgi 50
The mem-ber 16 is receivedy within the collar 1S for
tation of the food which has been taken internally.
vertical adjustment therein. A collar member 3-1 is
A further object of this invention is to provide appara
mounted on member d6 by a set screw 3-2 threadably
tus which will support a child at an angle which will aid
engaged
therewith and adapted to extend into the open
in the relief of gas from the stomach, with his extremities
unhampered for freedom of movement and in such a posi 55 ings 1'7 in member 16. The collar 31 rests on the co1
lar y15 when the member 16 is received within the collar
tion so that he may observe things which are happening
15 and is freely rotatable thereon allowing the member
around him.
16
to rotate about its longitudinal axis. By suitable ad
A still further object of this invention is to provide ap
justment of the set screw 32 into the different openings
paratus having means for supporting a baby at an angle
which will aid in the relief of gas pressure from the 60 17, the position of collar 31 along member '16 may be
changed and hence the vertical position of member 16
stomach, and with his extremities unhampered wherein
may «be adjusted relative to the collar 15.
the baby supporting means may be rotated about a ver
-In operation, the `apparatus 10 is placed on a suitable
tical axis allowing the baby’s view of his surroundings to
supporting surface such as a floor or the ground and the
be changed to keep him occupied.
Some of the objects of the invention having been 65 »member 16 is adjusted through the use of collar 31 and
set screw 32 to the desired vertical height. The infant
stated, other objects Will appear as the description pro
child
is then placed on the saddle member 20 with his
ceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying
stomach and chest resting on the body portion 21 and
drawings, in which
his crotch resting on portion 23. Side portions 22 ex
FIGURE l illustrates a perspective view of the appara
tend around the sides of the baby’s trunk preventing him
70
tus of the present invention showing an infant child being
from rolling out of the saddle member 20.
supported thereby;
The strap member 24 is extended rearwardly between
3,071,410
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the infant’s legs and upwardly along its back to posi
tion the belt member 25 at the infant’s waist.
The
4
end thereof adapted to receive the crotch of the infant
thereon, and means on said saddle member for securing
belt 25 is then Aextended around the infant’s waist and
the infant to the saddle member `with his extremities
the body portion 21 of saddle member 20 and the ends
are secured together by way of the buckle 26 and the
openings 27.
dle member «and the offset upper end of the support mem
It should be noted that the belt 25 is positioned above
freely movable, the point of connection between the sad
«ber being spaced from the longitudinal axis of the sup
port member such a distance that the infant’s extremities
will not strike the leg members when moved, said sup
port member and saddle member supported thereon being
which may act as a stop to prevent the belt 25 from sliding
downwardly along the saddle member 20. It should 10 adapted to be rotated on said leg members for chang
ing the -infant’s view of his surroundings.
be further noted that the belt is positioned above the
2. Apparatus for supporting an infant comprising sad
collar 30 which along with support member 16 may
dle means including chest, stomach and crotch receiving
also act as a stop to prevent the belt 25 from sliding
portions which are adapted lto receive the corresponding
along the saddle member 20. Thus, the infant will al
portions of the infant thereon for supporting the infant
15
ways be securely retained in the saddle member 20 even
with his weight spread over his chest, stomach and crotch,
though the belt 25 `may be loosely encircling his body.
means on said saddle means for securing the infant to
It will be noted that the infant is securely supported
the saddle means with his extremities vfreely movable,
in the saddle member lwith his extremities being un
and supporting means connected to said saddle means for
hampered providing him with full movement of the ex
tremities »for exercise. It will also be noted that the 20 supporting said saddle means at an acute angle to the
horizontal with the chest receiving portion thereof dis
saddle member is supported at a distance from the longi
posed at a higher elevation than the crotch receiving por
tudinal axis of member 16 and at an angle to the hori
tion -whereby an infant disposed on said saddle means
zontal such that, as the baby moves his extremities, they
is
supported at an angle which aids in the relief of gas
will not strike the leg members 12, 13, 14. The saddle
from the stomach.
member 20 and support member 16 may be readily ro
3. Apparatus for supporting an infant comprising a
tated on the support 10 allowing the -in-fant’s view of his
base
member, leg members carried by said base mem
surroundings to be changed so that he may be kept oc
ber and extending upwardly therefrom in converging re
cupied and hence contented for a longer period of time.
lationship, collar means interconnecting the upper ends
Further, the weight of the infant will cause the body
of said leg members and having an opening extending
30
portion 21 of saddle 20 to exert pressure on the infant’s
vertically therethrough, a supporting member positioned
stomach which will, along with the angle at which the
in the opening in said collar means and adjustably con
infant is supported, aid in the release of gas from his
nected thereto ‘for vertical adjustment relative thereto,
stomach.
a saddle member having chest, stomach, and crotch re
In the drawings and specification there has been set
forth a preferred embodiment of the invention and, al- 35 ceiving yportions which are adapted to receive correspond
ing portions of an infant thereon, said saddle member
though specific terms are employed, -they are used in a`
being mounted on said supporting member at an acute
generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes
angle to the horizontal with said chest receiving portion
of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined in
disposed at a higher elevation than said crotch receiving
the claims.
portion, and means connected to said saddle member
I claim:
for securing an infant to the saddle member with his
l. Apparatus for supporting an infant at an angle to
extremities fully movable whereby the infant is sup
the horizontal which aids in the relief of gas from the
ported with his weight spread over chest, stomach and
stomach, comprising a base, a plurality of upstanding
crotch and at an angle which aids in »the relief of gas
leg members mounted on said base, a vertically ad
justable support member rotatably mounted on said leg 45 from the stomach.
members, the upper end of said support member being
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offset `from the longitudinal axis of the support member,
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a saddle member connected to and supported by said
offset upper end of said support member at an angle
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Snow ________________ __ May 5, 1942
to the horizontal, said saddle member having outwardly 50 2,508,932
Turner ______________ -_ May 23, 1950
the outwardly and upwardly extending side portions 22
and `upwardly extending side portions adapted to receive
2,509,040
Kibbe _______________ __ May 23, 1950
the trunk of the infant therebetween and an outwardly
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Mclntire _____________ __ June 8, 1954
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and upwardly extending crotch portion at the lower'